TASK FORCE SETS PRIORITIES Ruffles To Lead County Response To Corona Threat COOPERSTOWN – County Treasurer Allen Ruffles has been appointed to chair the task force that county board Chairman Dave Bliss convened this morning to implement the response to the coronavirus threat. The task force identified the following components that need to be addressed: Employee safety in the field – meeting state mandates and best practices. Limiting exposure at work Potential changes to work schedules and related labor issues…
Online home of The Freeman's Journal and Hometown Oneonta
Advertisement
Breaking News - Page 491
ONC BOCES SUPERS MEET TODAY Schools Struggle With Many Issues COVID-19 Raises By ELIZABETH COOPER • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – How long will the schools remain closed? What will happen if students can’t prepare or take state-mandated tests? Will summer vacation need to be cancelled if students miss two months of school now? These are some of the questions that still remain unanswered as Cooperstown’s schools – and all schools in the ONC BOCES – stand shuttered under quarantine…
Village, Candidate Take Steps To Boost Election Day Safety COOPERSTOWN – To reassure citizens of the safety of voting in Wednesday’s village elections, hand sanitizers will be available at the fire hall for election staffer and voters, Village Hall announced. Polls will be open noon-9 p.m. Additionally, trustee candidate Mary Margaret Robbins Sohns has announced her campaign will set up a kiosk in the parking lot across Chestnut Street from the fire hall. Volunteers will provide to hand sanitizer, disinfecting…
SUPERINTENDENTS SEEK SHUTDOWN THROUGH 4/14 Bliss Convenes Emergency Task Force At 10 a.m. By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – County Board chairman Dave Bliss, R-Cooperstown/Town of Middlefield, convened a task force at 10 a.m. today to help administer the State of Emergency he declared over the weekend. The meeting is now in progress. In an interview a few minutes ago, Bliss emphasized that, as of now, there are no known cases of coronavirus in Otsego County. Among…
IN MEMORIAM: James Pasternak, 87; Spent Career In SUNY Business Office ONEONTA – James Edward Pasternak, 87, who spent his career in SUNY Oneonta’s business office, passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on Friday, March 13, 2020. The son of Stanley and Dorothy (Clute) Pasternak, Jim graduated from Waterville High School. He was a sergeant in the Army in 1952-54, serving in Korea. Jim married his wife Kathryn (Swiantek) on April 14, 1956, in Utica.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, MARCH 16 Art In Hand Blown Glass POP-UP SHOP – 5 – 7 p.m. Find hand blown glass pieces ranging from functional to artistic by Hartwick College Graduate Crystal Postighone. The Autumn Cafe, 244 Main St., Oneonta. 607-432-6845 or visit www.facebook.com/theautumncafe/…
To Intensify Sanitation Measures, Tops Markets Cuts Store Hours COOPERSTOWN –Tops Friendly Markets, which operated a Cooperstown Commons outlet, is reducing its hours of operation to 6 a.m.-11 p.m. “to restock and continue to maintain the increased sanitation levels in our stores.” Stores that typically close earlier will maintain their existing hours of operation. These revised hours will be in effect until further notice.…
BLISS DECLARES EMERGENCY IN OTSEGO COUNTY Order Brings Local Agencies Into Line With NY Measures COOPERSTOWN – At 10:54 a.m. today, county Board Chairman David Bliss issued a State of Emergency for Otsego County, effective immediately, and remaining in effect for the next 30 days. Also issued was an order in support of the state and county Health Departments’ recommendation on Friday to close schools, which local school superintendents have already announced. Public Health Director Heidi Bond and her staff…
Baseball Hall Of Fame Closes Doors For Now COOPERSTOWN – The Baseball Hall of Fame announced at 5:29 that it will close to the public indefinitely beginning at 5 p.m. Sunday, March 15. This precautionary measure is being implemented in accordance with recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and government officials to limit opportunities for large gatherings and the further spread of the COVID-19 virus, an announcement said. The Hall of Fame will provide updated information each Sunday at…
State Police Launch St. Patty’s Day Patrols SIDNEY – State Police, including Troop C, which patrols Otsego County, will increase patrols to combat drunk, impaired and reckless driving as St. Patrick’s Day celebrations get underway this weekend. Funded by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, the patrols will continue through next Wednesday.…